Container with checked slide panel controlling merchandise display



1966 H. N. ROUDER ETAL 3,

CONTAINER WITH CHECKED SLIDE PANEL CONTROLLING MERCHANDISE DISPLAY Filed May 5, 1964 kg F .z'gl. Q

INVENTORS HNRY N RouDER HHRRY B 5001 HTTORNEY 3 289 912 CONTAINER wrrn (nineteen SLHDE PANEL cors- TRGLLING MERCHANDHSE DISPLAY Henry N. Render, New York, N.!., and Harry 13. Sony,

Emerson, N..l., assignors to William Gluclnn 8; (Zornpany, lno, New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed May 5, 1954, Ser. No. 364,827 ll Qlairn. (Cl. 229-17) This invention relates to packaging and display devices for various types of merchandise incorporating a container having a merchandise display opening and a slide panel movable in the container controlling said opening. More particularly, the invention deals with a device of the character defined, wherein the container and slide panel have interengaging means definitely checking and limiting outward sliding movement of the panel to, at all times, maintain the panel in assembled relationship with respect to the container while, at the same time, providing a display of a major portion of the merchandise in the container when the slide is in fully open and checked position.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following dtscription, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic plan view on a reduced scale showing the device made according to the invention, with the slide panel in fully open position in full lines and indicating, in part, the closed position in dotted lines, part of the construction being broken away.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-section on the line 22 of FIG. 1, with part of the construction broken away.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 33 of FIG. 1 showing the panel of the device in its fully open and checked position.

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the inner end portion of the panel; and

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the die cut and scored blank, from which the container part is formed, with part of the construction broken away.

The device consists primarily of two parts, namely a box or container part and a slide panel part 11. The part 10 is formed from a single sheet of material which is die cut and scored, as diagrammatically illustrated in FIG. 5 of the drawing. In said figures, 12 represents the outer top wall of the part 10 and 13 represents the inner associated top wall. The wall 12 has an elliptical display opening 14 and the wall 13 has an opening 15 conforming with the opening 14 at the inner closed end of the container part; whereas, the other open end portion of the container, the display opening 15 is modified to form a transversely straight stop edge 16, the function of which will be later described. At 17 is shown the botton wall portion of the blank, this wall joining the wall 12 in a side wall 18 formed by adjacent and space-d score lines 19; whereas, another side wall 24) joins 17 with the wall 13, 20 being formed by spaced parallel score lines 21. The wall 13 has a foldable side wall 18' foldable on the score line 22, which wall 18' is secured to the wal l8 and is disposed upon the inner surface of 18, as clearly illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawing. Foldable on the score line 23 is another side wall 20 on the wall 12 which is arranged upon and secured to the outer surface of the side wall 29, as also clearly illustrated in FIGv 2 of the drawing.

At the lower end of the blank, as shown in FIG. 5 of the drawing, is a foldable end wall 24 foldable on the score line 25 and foldable with respect to the wall 24 States Patent 0 is a flap 26, the fold line being illustrated at 27. The flap 26 has, at its side edges, slits, as seen at 28, to receive portions of sealing tabs 29 secured to inner surfaces of the end wall 24, as illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawing.

A similar structure is provided at the upper end of the bottom wall 17, as shown in FIG. 5, to form an end wall closure to the other end of the container. Here, the end wall is shown at 24' foldable on the line 25 with the flap 26 foldable on the line 27 and slits 28 are provided for receiving portions of the sealing tabs 29, similar to the tabs 29. The tabs 29 and 29' are foldable with respect to ends of the walls 18, 20', as will be apparent from the showing in FIG. 5. Considering the illustration of the wall 13 and its associate side walls 18' and 20, it will appear that the length of these walls is slightly less than the length of corresponding walls of 12, 18 and 21 so as to fit freely Within the container.

The panel 11 consists simply of an elongated strip of material, the inner end portion of which includes on its inner surface a stop flange 30 of less transverse width than the width of the panel, so as to fit freely upon the stop edge 16 of the wall 13, as illustrated, in part, in FIG. 1 of the drawing, so that, as the panel 11 is moved outwardly, the stop flange 30 will strike the edge 16, as clearly noted in FIG. 3 of the drawing, definitely checking the outward movement of the panel. It will appear from a consideration of FIG. 3 that the flap 26 is disposed upon the inner surface of the wall of 13 having the stop edge 16 thereon. The other or outer end of thepanel 11 preferably includes a fingerpiece tab 31, which normally projects beyond the container, as indicated in dotted lines in FIG. 1 and, while forming a fingerpiece facilitating operation of the panel, also provides means for applying identification markings thereon, for example, to identify size and/or style of an article of apparel supported within the container.

Devices of the type and kind under consideration can be used for the packaging and merchandising of such articles of apparel as brassieres, girdles and the like, where the article is mounted in the container and, in this arrangement, it is preferred that the exposed surface of the panel be printed or lithographed to show a display of the garment contained within the package upon the body of a wearer and, by moving the panel into open position, the material of the garment in the container can be examined or inspected.

By providing a definite control and checking of the panel with respect to the box or container part, the two parts of the device are, at all times, maintained in coupled relationship with each other which prevents loss or confusion in association of merchandise with respect to a given box or container and assures that garments of one type and kind, as well as one size, are kept in association with each other at all times.

The dual top wall structure collectively forms what might be defined as a channel, in which the panel is slidably mounted. This construction maintains the panel in definite spaced relationship to and in close proximity to the inner surface of the outer top wall.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character defined comprising a merchandise supporting container and a panel movable relatively to the container, the container having side, bottom and end walls and inner and outer top walls, the inner and outer top walls having registering elongated openings extending the major portion of the length of the container, the opening in the outer top wall having rounded ends, one end of the elongated opening in the inner top wall having a rounded end in alinement with one rounded end of the opening in the outer top wall, the other end of-the opening in the inner top wall having a transversely straight stop edge extending a major portion of the width of said inner top Wall and spaced inwardly of the other rounded end of the outer top wall and concealed by said outer top wall, said panel being positioned between said inner and outer top Walls and having a width extending to the side walls of said container, the inner end portion of said panel having a flange of a transverse Width less than the width of the panel and similar to said stop edge, said flange being folded downwardly and inwardly and secured to the lower surface of said panel to form a stop flange,

inner top wall in checking opening movement of said panel part.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 958,707 5/1910 Stafford 229-17 1,628,981 5/ 1927 Horwitt.

2,093,143 9/1937 Bonner 229--175 2,992,726 7/1961 Simens 220-41 X FOREIGN PATENTS 385,033 12/1932 Great Britain.

414,509 8/ 1934 Great Britain. 355,397 8/ 1961 Switzerland.

and said stop flange engaging said stop edge of the 15 LOUIS G. MANCENE, Primary Examiner. 

